January 31, 2005 Policy Council Meeting Agenda
I) Opening:
A) Welcome, introductions and recording of attendance
B) Welcome to new Policy Council officers and members
C) Thanks to outgoing Policy Council officers and members
A) Overview
1) Reports, Announcements and Straightforward Action Items
(a) Summaries presented; full reports available
(b) Restrict questions for clarification
(c) Indicate items that need further discussion
(d) Votes that turn out not to be straightforward will be tabled until later in the meeting
2) Call for Additions
A) Approvals and Interim Votes: Graham Winch
1) Approve minutes of the Summer Policy Council Meeting
2) Recap any e-decisions for the record
(a) Dana Meadows Award Endowment Fund - voted on and approved
B) Report of the Vice President – Publications: Deborah Andersen
1) Report of the Publisher of the System Dynamics Review: Graham Russel
2) Report by the Webmaster: Jack Pugh
3) Report of the Editor of the System Dynamics Review: Brian Dangerfield
4) Report on the Newsletters 2004/2005: Bob Eberlein, Graham Winch
C) Administrative Committee Report: Peter Milling/Bob Eberlein
D) Report of the Executive Director: Roberta Spencer
1) Present summary, provide full report in July
2) Membership Dues and Collection
(a) Results to date of owning our membership
E) Report of the Vice President – Finance: David Andersen
1) Profit and Loss Previous Year (2003 vs. 2004)
2) Budget Comparison Last Fiscal year (2004)
3) Profit and Loss by Cost Centers (2004)
4) Balance Sheet Previous Year Comparison (2004 unaudited)
F) Report of the Vice President – Meetings: Jim Lyneis
1) Update on 2004, 2005, and 2006
2) Possibilities for 2007 and 2008
3) Future conferences
G) Report of the Vice President - Member and Chapter Activities: Ginny Wiley
1) Overview of active Chapters and Special Interest Groups
2) Chapter reports including total membership
(a) Economics Dynamics Chapter Report
3) Special Interest Group reports
H) Report of the VP At Large: Bob Cavana
1) Complimentary subscriptions/membership partnering with Wiley
I) Committee and other reports
1) Nominating Committee: Bob Eberlein
2) Scanning of the SDR: Becky Waring
3) Diversity Subcommittee: Deborah Campbell
4) Dana Meadows Award Endowment Fund Campaign: Status Report and List of Donors: John Sterman and Roberta Spencer
5) Conference scholarship committee: Bob Eberlein
6) Awards Committee: John Morecroft
(a) Proposal for new award, details
A) Program Guidelines
1) Adoption after incorporating Oxford experiences
B) Web repository (Committee: Brian Dangerfield, Jack Pugh, Deborah Andersen, Oleg Pavlov, and Graham Russel)
C) 2006 Contract with the University at Albany
A) The Business Applications Award: Alan Graham
B) Investigating a professional development conference: Jim Thompson
C) Alternative membership formats for K-12: Hazhir Rahmandad
A) Mandates for VPs: Bob Eberlein
B) Proposal on Electronic Voting: bob Eberlein
C) Opening relationships with other Societies: Bob Cavana
D) Enhancement of Member services: Graham Winch
1) Promotion of career opportunities for younger members
2) Member services: discounts, special events
3)
Related issue of membership retention
3)
Feasibility and desirability
of a professional conference
A) Policy on SD Logo
B) Reseller links or other commissions for activities
C) Editorial presentation format: Create a standardized form that would be a good way to present the Editor’s report to the policy council.
D) Yellow pages for system dynamics